Shibu Soren, tribal icon behind creation of J'khand, dies at 81
Ranchi, Aug. 5 -- Shibu Soren was 13 when his father, Shobaran Soren, was killed by goons employed by a local moneylender (or Mahajan as they were called). In Bihar's tribal badlands, some tribals were in the grip of Mahajans, others, liquor, and still others, both.
His father's killing prompted Soren, who was born in Nemra village under Gola block in Ramgarh district of the state in January 1944, to launch a campaign against the Mahajans and alcoholism. A Santhal (or Santal) himself, he formed a social reformist body, Santhal Navyuvak Sangh, in the early 1960s when he was only 18. One of its earliest campaigns was against the Mahajans; Soren would hop on to his bicycle and travel from village to village, preaching his message.
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